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Anesthesia and the Environment

Mitigation Steps with Real Impact

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Season 1, episode 6
36 min / Published

In this episode, Dr. Sam Smith discusses the action that he and his multidisciplinary team have taken to reduce the carbon footprint of anesthesia at Mass General Hospital.

For more information on this podcast, our guests, and additional resources go to: https://www.massgeneral.org/environment-and-health/healthcaresos

  • anesthetic gases
  • anesthesia
  • climate
  • greenhouse gases
Show notes

1) MGH CEH Grand Rounds Dec. 15, 2021 Mitigating Anesthesia’s Impact on the Environment https://www.massgeneral.org/environment-and-health/news-and-events/grand-rounds-december-15

2) Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group https://mpog.org

3) Yale Gassing Greener App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yale-gassing-greener/id1152700062

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